What type of discrimination does the Commission help with?

treat you unfairly because of your raceFor example – you may be treated unfairly because of your skin colour or because you are Aboriginal

treat you unfairly because you have disabilityFor example – you may be treated unfairly because you have a medical condition, a work related injury or because you use a wheelchair

treat you unfairly because of your sex or sexually harass youFor example – you may be treated unfairly because you are a woman, because you are pregnant or because of your family responsibilities. Sexual harassment is any unwanted sexual behaviour such as unwelcome touching or sexually explicit comments

treat you unfairly because of your ageFor example – you may be treated unfairly because you are too young or too old

treat you unfairly in your job or when you are trying to get a job because you have a criminal record or because of your trade union activity, your sexual preference or your religion

What can you do about discrimination?

If you think you have been discriminated against you can:

talk to us at the Australian Human Rights Commission and make a complaint

talk to a friend or a family member about what happened

talk to the person or organisation causing the problem

talk to an Aboriginal organisation in your area

What can the Australian Human Rights Commission do?

We can give you information

If you call us on 1300 656 419 (cost of a local call) we can:

talk with you about whether what happened to you may be covered by the law

explain how you can make a complaint about what happened

explain how we will deal with your complaint and what might happen as a result of your complaint

give you information about other people that may be able to help you if we can’t